Combined fleets of Sheffield Corp and Sheffield Joint Omnibus Committee, operating 750 vehicles, comprise 163 rear-engined buses; both Leyland Atlantean and Daimler Fleetline chassis are employed, carrying 76 to 78 seater bodywork by M.C.W., Roe, Park Royal and Neepsend Coachworks; their popularity with passengers and staff is matched by substantial departmental economies made possible by large number of seats available; summary of experience gained with various designs.


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    Title :

    Rear-engined buses speed Sheffield's traffic


    Additional title:

    Bus Coach


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Bus and Coach ; 37 , n 8


    Publication date :

    1965


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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